6 April 2010: Gordon Brown walks down the corridor from his office in Downing Street on his way to ask the Queen to dissolve parliament, setting the election process on its way [This caption was amended 10 April 2010. The original said Gordon Brown was going to the Queen to tender his resignation.]Photograph: Martin Argles

It's not every day that the leader of the Conservative party makes a direct appeal to readers of the Guardian. So, if David Cameron makes your hair stand on end, then hold your breath before you read these words which appear in a Guardian article by the Tory leader: